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Lebanon: Proposed media law poses grave threat to freedom of expression

Latest draft legislation maintains the criminalization of defamation against heads of state and hinders access to critical information.

Demand for justice grows on 10th International Day to End Impunity

More than 30 journalists were killed in less than a month in Israeli airstrikes in Gaza and Lebanon.

Lebanon: Comedian arrested for critical jokes

Prominent comedian Nour Hajjar’s detention signifies escalating attacks on free expression.

Lebanon: Ruling against journalist Dima Sadek highlights free expression decline

Maharat Foundation calls on authorities to stop criminalizing journalists and citizens for expressing their opinions.

Lebanon: Unlawful crackdown on LGBTI gatherings

Authorities have unlawfully banned peaceful gatherings of the LGBTI community, violating constitutional rights to equality, free expression, and free assembly.

Lebanon: Women candidates face gendered attacks ahead of elections

Online bullying and sexual violence continue to target women in Lebanon’s political arena, reveals a new media monitoring report.

Lebanon: Monitoring TV coverage amidst electoral battles

Ahead of upcoming parliamentary elections, Maharat Foundation examines Lebanon’s TV coverage of electoral campaigns, highlighting violations, and the marginalisation of women from the media space.

A man takes a video on his mobile phone as thousands of protesters rally beneath a sign of a large fist and the Arabic word for "Revolution", in Beirut, Lebanon, 3 November 2019, Scott Peterson/Getty Images

Lebanon in times of change: A look at the media’s role since the October revolution

A new study from Maharat Foundation examines media trends in Lebanon in the year following the October 2019 revolution, including the growing role of alternative media, influencers, and online free expression in shaping public discourse and holding authorities accountable.